Suspender-end.



No. 876,855. PATENTED JAN.14,1909.

' c. E. WYANT.

SUSPENDBR ENDA.

APPLIOATIQNZIIILED JULY 1. 1904.

no: NORRIS PETERS cm, wasnmarou, n. c,

GLEOPHES E. WYANT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SUSPENDER-END.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1908.

Application filed July 1. 1904:. Serial No. 215.021.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, CLEoPHEs E. WYANT, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspender- 'Ends, of which the following! is a specification. I.

This inventionrelates to the end members of suspenders, which comprise the tabs containing. the button-holes, and has for its object to provide a strong and durable sus pender-end adapted not only for connection with the buttons of the trousers, but also to support the intermediate clasp which is usually provided in appliances of this character.

The invention consists in the improvements which I will now proceed to describe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a front view of my improved Suspender-end and a portion of the Suspender-strip to which it is attached.- Fig. 2 represents a back view of a portion of the suspender-end shown in Fig. 1.. Figs. 3 and 4 represent views of the pieces or blanks used in making the improved suspender-end. Fig. 5 represents a section on line 44 of Fig. 1.

Thesame letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.

My improved suspender-end is composed of the button-hole tabs (a) (a), the neck(b), which is integral with said tabs, and. the clasp-supporting strap which is composed of the clasp-supporting ends (0) (c), and the neck (g) which is integral with sa'd claspsupporting ends. The said parts are cut from two separate pieces of leather or other suitable material of substantially the forms shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The necks (b) and (g) are then bent double one upon the other in a like manner at one and. the same time then rounded by stitching or uniting all four edges together, which thus places (g) inside of and between the edges of (b) insofar as the stitching or uniting of the edges may e tend from the center of the necks (b) and (g) in the direction of the buttonhole tabs (a) (a), thus adapting it to pass through the supporting loop ((1), which is attached to the suspender-strip (e). (f) represents a metallic socket, which connects a clasp (f) of any suitable construction with the free ends of the strap (0) (c), said ends being brought together and clamped within the socket (f), which thus unites the lower ends of the strap (0) (c). The angular position of the said ends of said strap relatively to the tabs (a) (a) enables theends of the strap to approach each other and the clasp at the proper angle.

It will be seen that my improved suspenderend is exceedingly simple as well as strong and durable in construction.

The supporting loop ((1) is detachably connected at one end to the Suspender-strip by a fastening device similar to that used on gloves, etc., and comprising a stud (d) and a socket ((1 the loop being'thus adapted to be opened to release the Suspender-end. The strap ends (0) (c) united with the neck and tabs, connect the drawers-supporting clasp (f) directly with the suspender-end, so that when the latter is detached by the opening of the loop (d) the clasp (f) is also detached by the same operation.

I claim:

1. A suspender end consisting of a neck and buttonhole tabs, integral; a separate strap consisting of two ends and a neck, the

necks of the strap and said Suspender-end welded together, the ends of said strap joined to and engaging a garment supporting clasp thereby forming a loop, the suspender-end and clasp-supporting loop joined together be ing attachable to or detachable from the loop supporting the Suspender-end and engaging the suspender-strip by one operation, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a sus ender strip, a suspender-end-supportingoop thereon adapted to be opened, a sus ender-end comprising buttonhole tabs an a neck connecting said tabs and made integral therewith, said neck being formed to engage the loop, the neck of a separate strap united within the neck of the suspender-end and a clas secured to and uniting the lower ends 0 the strap forming a clasp-supporting loop, the

ends of the strap extending from the main body at points each side of the center of the neck and at an angle thereto, combined button-hole-tabs and clasp-supporting-loop being attachable and detachable to and from the suspender-end-supporting-loop and as one part.

3. In suspenders, the combination of a suspender end. cord, a separately formed loop and. clamping means secured to the ends of said loop, the end cord and loop having their middle portions secured together.

4. In suspenders, the combination of a suspender end cord, having a folded center, a

separately formed 100p held Within the fold In testimony whereof I have signed my 10 of said center, and clamping means secured name to this specification in the presence of to the ends of said 100 two subscribing Witnesses, this 22nd day'of o 5. In suspenders, t e combination of a June A. 1)., 1904. buckle piece, a suspender end cord, a sepa- CLEOPHES WYANT rately formed loop secured to said end cord,

said end cord and loop both passing through Witnesses:

said buckle piece, and clamping means se- W. A. GRAFT, cured to the ends of said loop. EDWARD P. GILL. 

